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New Zealand Times, Volume XXIX, Issue 4296, 28 December 1874, Page 4

Auctions. TUESDAY, 29th DECEMBER. Eg, I. OWE has received instructions to * sell for the Hon. W. B. Rhodes, at his estate,‘Plains House, Heaton Park Station, on Tuesday, 29th December, at twelve o’clock noon, the undermentioned stock, viz.: — 60 head fat cattle 600 fat wethers 100 4 and 6-tooth rams, composed of pure bred Leicesters, and | and f bred Lincoln rams, all of which are got by imported rams of the best blood, and are from picked ewes, powerful draught horse, 5 yrs. old, broken to harness A few hacks, broken to saddle X double-furrow plough Luncheon provided. FRIDAY, oth FEBRUARY. IMPORTANT SALE OF PURE-BRED SHORTHORN CATTLE. rr-iO be sold by auction, at Hastings, near JL Napier, on Friday, the sth February, 1875, the following cattle, bred from the well known herd of Messrs. Carlyon, at the Gwavas Station, Hawke’s Bay, consisting of : 2 bulls 18 cows and heifers Catalogues, with pedigrees and full particulars can be obtained of Messrs. Routledge, Kennedy and Co., Napier, the Auctioneers'; ' or of Mr. R. Wilkin, Christchurch; of Messrs. Bethune and Hunter, Wellington ; of Messrs. Driver, Stewart and Co., Dunedin; and of Mr. ' R. Freeman Jackson, Wanganui. Government NoticesTO CONTRACTORS. Provincial Secretary’s Office, Wellington, Dec. 8, 1874. TENDERS will be received at this office ; up to NOON of THURSDAY, the 7th day I of JANUARY, 1875, for the construction of i drains, &c., through the Motoa Swamp, near ■ Foxton, Manawatu. Plans and specifications may be seen at ! Whyte’s Hotel, Foxton; Snelson’s Store, Pal- , merstou; and Provincial Engineer’s office here, i The lowest or any tender not necessarily E accepted. I HENRY BUNNY, ; Provincial Secretary. TO CONTRACTORS. Provincial Secretary’s Office, Wellington, December 17th, 1874. No eligible tender having been received for the construction of a Bridge over the Taueru river, Wairarapa, Notice is hereby given that fresh tenders will be received at this Office up to NOON of SATURDAY, the 30th day of JANUARY, 1875, for the construction of the above work. Plans and specifications may be seen at Taueru Hotel, near the site of proposed Bridge ; Club Hotel, Masterton ; and Provincial Engineer’s Office here. The lowest or any tender not necessarily accepted. HENRY BUNNY, Provincial Secretary. TO CONTRACTORS. Provincial Secretary’s Office, Wellington, Dec. 8, 1874. TENDERS will be received at the above office up to NOON of THURSDAY, the 7th day of JANUARY, 1875, for the formation of about 23 chains of Road, on the Karori-road, near Baker’a-hill. Plans and specifications may be seen at the Provincial Engineer’s office, Wellington. The lowest or any tender not necessarily accepted. HENRY BUNNY, Provincial Secretary. NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS. Provincial Secretary’s Office, Wellington, December 17th, 1874. No eligible tender having been received for the construction of a road into Whiteman's Yalley, Upper Hutt, > Notice is hereby given that fresh tenders will fie received at this Office up to NOON of FRIDAY, the 29th day of JANUARY, 1875, for the construction of the above work, and that the time for completion of the work has been extended two months beyond that stated in specification. Plans and specifications may be seen at Cotter’s, Silver Stream, and Provincial Engineer’s Office here. The lowest or any tender not necessarily accepted. HENRY BUNNY, Provincial Secretary. gpl&S ZEALAND ROADS. Public Works Office Wellington, 10th December, 1874. TENDERS will be received at this office until NOON on WEDNESDAY, 13th JANUARY, 1875, for No. 9 CONTRACT, on the WANGANUI and TAUPO HORSE-ROAD, in length about five miles. They must be addressed to the Hon. the Minister for Public Works, Wellington, and marked outside, “Tender for Taupo Horseroad.” Specifications may be seen at this Office, and at the Public Works Office, Wanganui, The lowest or any tender will not necessarily be accepted. By command, JOHN BLACKETT, Assistant Engineer-in-Chief. pROVINCE OF CANTERBURY. TO CONTRACTORS AND BRIDGE BUILDERS. TENDERS are invited for the erection of BRIDGES over the SELWYN RIVER AT ■ THE BLUFF, and OVER THE RIVER i WAIPARA, on tho line of the North-road in the Province of Canterbury, i Drawings and specifications can bo seen at • the Provincial Engineer’s Office, Wellington, i where forms of tender can be obtained. • Written tenders, addressed to the Secretary for Public Works, Christchurch, and endorsed “ Tender for Waipara Bridge,” or “ Selwyn • Bluff Bridge,” will bo received at this office , until NOON on WEDNESDAY, the 27th ; JANUARY, 1875. • Telegraphic tenders, similarly addressed and marked, will be received if presented at any telegraph office by Noon on same date, provided that written tenders, in duo form, are ! posted prior to tho despatch of such telegram. THOMAS WM. MAUDE, Secretary for Public Works, Canterbury. Public Works Office, Christchurch, Dec. 17, 1874.